Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Investigation of Pipeline Corrosion in Pressurized CO2 Containing Impurities
Abstract Transmission of captured CO2 in pipelines is an essential part of the carbon capture and sequestration process chain. Dependent of the fuel, the combustion process and the capture technology the resulting gas contains impurities that might...
2013 / Aki S. Ruhl, Axel Kranzmann -
DLR's Morphing Wing Activities within the European Network
Abstract Smart Structures technology called Adaptronics in Germany covers the entire field of making the elastomechanical behaviour of structures adaptable. The main objectives are vibration control, noise reduction and shape control. The latter is...
2014 / Michael Sinapius, Hans Peter Monner, Markus Kintscher, Johannes Riemenschneider -
A Network Model Approach for the Degree Correlation Mixing Pattern
Abstract Many social, biological or technological systems are recognized as complex networks with assortative or disassortative mixing pattern, which is lacking in typical theorical network models, such as, Watts-Strogatz small-world model or...
2013 / Gaoxin Wei, Jin Fan -
Role of Annealing Conditions on Surface Passivation Properties of ALD Al2O3 Films
Abstract The surface passivation performance of Al2O3 films attracted attention in the field of solar cells and semiconductor devices and depends on the conditions of the applied post-deposition annealing step. The effect of annealing temperature...
2013 / Friederike Kersten, Alexander Schmid, Stefan Bordihn, Jörg W. Müller, Johannes Heitmann -
Effect of Sintering on Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Barrier Effects of Thermal Barrier Coatings
Abstract Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are mostly applied to hot components of advanced turbine engines to insulate the components from hot gas. The effect of sintering on thermal conductivity and thermal barrier effects of conventional plasma...
2012 / Kai WANG, Hui PENG, Hongbo GUO, Shengkai GONG -
Analytical Method for Temporal Changes in Repeated Sliding Phenomena
Abstract Understanding the sliding phenomena based on fundamental mechanisms is indispensable to improve the stability and expected life time of sliding parts which work in industrial field. In this paper, adhesive wear in a repeated sliding system...
2014 / Kanao Fukuda, Takehiro Morita -
High Temperature Tribological Properties of Modified Nano-diamond Additive in Lubricating Oil
Abstract The high temperature tribological properties of surface-modified nano-diamond in colza oil were tested with SRV machine, and wear surface morphology was observed by using three dimension profiler. The results show that the modified...
2014 / X.F. Sun, Y.L. Qiao, W. Song, S.N. Ma, C.H. Hu -
Experimental Performance of a Photovoltaic-thermal Air Collector
Abstract A photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collector is a solar collector that combines a photovoltaic (PV) module with a solar thermal collector, and which produces electricity and heat at the same time. Depending on the medium used for collecting...
2014 / Jin-Hee Kim, Se-Hyeon Park, Jun-Tae Kim -
A brief review of atomic layer deposition: from fundamentals to applications
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a vapor phase technique capable of producing thin films of a variety of materials. Based on sequential, self-limiting reactions, ALD offers exceptional conformality on high-aspect ratio structures, thickness control at the Angstrom ...
2014 / Richard W. Johnson, Adam Hultqvist, Stacey F. Bent -
Abrasion Resistance of Al-Ni-Mm-Fe Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Composite Coating on the Surface of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy
Abstract An Al-Ni-Mm-Fe amorphous and nanocrystalline composite coating was prepared onto the surface of AZ91 magnesium alloy by high velocity arc spraying process. And the microstructure of the coating was analyzed by scanning electron microscope...
2014 / Z.B. Zhang, X.B. Liang, Y.X. Chen, B.S. Xu -
Analysis and Review of Different Tools to Calculate the Production Economics in Injection Molding
Abstract The purpose of this work is to make a small review of computer-aided software based mainly on the calculation of the injection molding cost. Only a representative portion will be discussed in this paper. An injection...
2014 / M.A. Sellés, S. Sanchez-Caballero, E. Perez-Bernabeu -
Study on Signal Priority Implement Technology of Tram System
Abstract The signal intersection delay is the key factor that affects the speed of Tram. Consequently, it affects the development of Tram System. Signal priority implement technology of Tram system has been researched based on characteristics such...
2013 / Bingbing Zhao, Yi Zhang, Zuo Zhang, Maojing Jin, Zhiheng Li -
Genome-wide analysis of SRSF10-regulated alternative splicing by deep sequencing of chicken transcriptome
Abstract Splicing factor SRSF10 is known to function as a sequence-specific splicing activator that is capable of regulating alternative splicing both in vitro and in vivo. We recently used an RNA-seq approach coupled with bioinformatics analysis to ...
2014 / Xuexia Zhou, Wenwu Wu, Ning Wei, Yuanming Cheng, Zhiqin Xie, et al. -
Space Charge Measurement on XLPE Cable for HVDC Transmission using PEA Method
Abstract The use of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cables for High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) transmission has been successful in the world. However polymer insulated cables for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission are still in...
2014 / A.R.A. Raja, B. Vissouvanadin, T.T.N. Vu, G. Teyssedre, N.I. Sinisuka -
Thermodynamic assessment of the Th–U–Pu system
Abstract Thermodynamic assessments of the Th–U and Th–Pu binary systems are performed in this study according to CALPHAD method and together with the data on the U–Pu system, which has been already published in the literature, the Th–U–Pu ternary...
2014 / O. Beneš, D. Manara, R.J.M. Konings -
High-throughput Processes for Industrially Scalable Deposition of Zinc Oxide at Atmospheric Pressure
Abstract ZnO films have been grown on a moving glass substrate by high temperature (480 0C) chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and low temperature (200 0C) plasma enhanced CVD (PE-CVD) process at atmospheric pressure. Deposition rates above 7nm/s have ...
2014 / A. Illiberi, F. Grob, B. Kniknie, C. Frijters, J. van Deelen, et al. -
Windmill-like Structure in Cz-Si
Abstract Windmill-like structures in as-grown Cz-Si wafers were characterised by several electrical and optical methods, such as 4PP resistivity, FTIR, SIRD and microwave PCD techniques. All these methods revealed the similar shape and size of the...
2013 / Martin Herms, Viktor Osinniy, Maksims Kirpo, Felix Dreckschmidt, Jens Neusel, et al. -
Mechanical properties study of particles reinforced aluminum matrix composites by micro-indentation experiments
Abstract By using instrumental micro-indentation technique, the microhardness and Young’s modulus of SiC particles reinforced aluminum matrix composites were investigated with micro-compression-tester (MCT). The micro-indentation experiments were...
2014 / Zhanwei Yuan, Fuguo Li, Peng Zhang, Bo Chen, Fengmei Xue -
Application of the Model based on Fuzzy Consistent Matrix and AHP in the Assessment of Fire Risk of Subway Tunnel
Abstract According to the defects of fuzziness of index of fire risk evaluation and the complexity of structure consistent pair-wise comparison matrix, the fuzzy consistent matrix was introduce, by doing this, the influence of subjective factors...
2014 / Jun-peng Gao, Zhi-sheng Xu, Ding-li Liu, Huan-huan Cao -
Composites of metal–organic frameworks: Preparation and application in adsorption
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are one of the most discussed materials of the last decade. Their extraordinary porosity and functionality from metals and organic linkers make them one of the most promising materials for a vast array of applications. The easy...
2014 / Imteaz Ahmed, Sung Hwa Jhung